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L. E.'LEVASSOR.

AUTOGRPHIG GUPYING'AND RECORDING APBARATUS. No. 498,436. I Patented May 30, 1893.f

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UNTED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS E. LEVASSOR, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALMY LE GRAND PEIRCE, OF SAME PLACE.

AUTOGRAPHIC COPYING AND RECORDING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,436, dated May 30, 1893. Application filed November 14, 1892. Serial No. 451,934. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS E. LEvAssoR, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Autographic Copying and Recording Apparatus; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the gures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speciiication.'

This invention relates to improvements in autographic copying and recording apparatus, a class of devices where simultaneously with the writing of one document, one or more identical copies are produced. They are generally used in stores and similar places where a record of all business-transactions, such as sales, orders, &:c., is made and where it is desirable to have more than one copy of such record. Of these copies one is retained with the apparatus for future reference in cases of dispute or misunderstandings and serves at the same time as a guard against irregularities and negligence on the part of employs, because the recording and preservation of the same are beyond their access and control and transpire simultaneously with the writing and removal of the original document. Heretofore in many of these devices the lcopies serving as a record of the different transactions were generally impressed upon a continuous sheet of paper stored in form of a roll, which would be caused to be unwound after each notation and wound again upon a recording-drum, upon which eventually the whole strip would accumulate. The records of the different transactions would then be all on one long strip of paper, wound upon a roll and to gain access to any particular one of them, would necessitate the unwinding of this strip, which by reason of its length is very inconvenient. To obviate this objectionable feature, I have provided tickets which receive the impressions intended for record, one of them for each transaction and being separated from each other, they are readily inspected and assorted. These tickets and the means for their manipulation form the principal part of my invention.

In the following specification and particularly pointed out in the claims at the end thereof, is found a full description of my invention, its operation, parts and construction, which llatter is also illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which` Figure 1, is a longitudinal, vertical section of the device. Fig. 2, is a top-view of the same, parts of it broken away. Fig. 3, is a section on line 3 3, of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4, is a section on line 4-4, of same iigure.

10, and 11,'are the two strips of paper wound up in rolls, which are supported on the inside of the sides 12, of a case 13. From'these rolls the paper passes over a tablet 14, and is held down to it bya frame 15. Between these two paper-strips isv the transfer-sheetlG, secured to a rod 17, which is also secured inside of case 13. Part of the rear-side of this case ishinged at 18, and may be opened to admit access to the interior for the/purpose of supplying new paper-rolls or transfer-sheets.

19 is another, shorter tablet, near the lower end of tablet 14, reaching somewhat under the latter and being lower than the same, so as to form a narrow opening or slit 21. At the lower end of tablet 19, and above it, is

rthe continuation of tablet 14, between which another narrow opening 22, is formed.

23, and 24, are two partitions which form a receptacle 25, for a stack of tickets 26. These latter rest upon a floor 27, which is supported by weights 28, on ropes 29, passing over guidepulleys 31, and connecting to lugs 32, on iioor 27.' These lugs reach through vertical slots in partitions 23, 24, and in connection with them form the means whereby floor 27, is guided.

33, are other guides which confine weights 28, to a straight vertical movement.

34, is the paper-cutter located above the lower portion of tablet 14 and held with its cutting-edge against a raised part 35, of said tablet bysprings 36, bearing against the rearends of extensions 37, which form a part of the paper-cutter. These extensions occupy a portion cut out of frame 15, and are held in place in this cut-out by a feather 38, on their side occupying a groove 39, cut in the edge of IOO a part of frame 15. This leaves these extensionswith the paper-cutter thereon free to a longitudinal movement which is required and provided to gain access to the ends of the paper-strips 10, and 11, which are beneath the cutter. After the items of atransaction have been noted, the cutter is pushed back, to uncover the ends of the paper, to be enabled to grasp them, after which the paper is pulled out until all the Written lnatter appears outside or below the cutter, after which this extending part is torn off, the cutter having been released first and returned to its normal position during which it holds the paper against the tablet at the point 35.

On the under side of extensions 37, are a number of sharp pointed prongs 41, which are pivotallyhung thereon in such a manner that they fold up and lie against the under side of said extensions when they move rearwardly While cutter 34, is pushed back and drops down and into active position again when springs 3G, act against the ends of extensions 37, and push them with the cutter outwardly. In this position they engage with one of the tickets 26,lying on tablet 19, and also with the u-ppermost one of the stack within receptacle 25. WVhen extensions 37, move outwardly, these prongs on their under side take these tickets with them, the ticket on tablet 19, passing o of the same and through slit 22, into a chamber 42, while the upper ticket from the stack passes through opening 21, onto tablet 19, where it remains until the items of the next transaction are inscribed, when by the operation of the cutter it will be removed and a new one supplied in the same manner as just explained. The stack of tickets is held up against the under side of tablet 14 and kept within the path of prongs 4l,by the action of the descending weights 28, on floor 27. The impression on the tickets is produced by a short transfer-sheet 43, lying over the tickets and secured at 44. This sheet reaches into opening 22, and greatly facilitates the passage of the tickets through this opening into chamber 42. The tickets may be removed from the latter at any time or at the close of each day, and if reference to any particular transaction is desired, the ticket bearing the record thereof may be readily and conveniently singled out.

By looking at Fig. 2, it will be observed that the tickets 26, are longer than the width of the paper-strips 10, 11, projecting beyond each side of the latter. This projecting portion is the part of the tickets which is engaged by the prongs 41, for the purpose of moving them on and ,olf tablet 19. Otherwise these tickets are not as large as the whole paper, exposed between frame 15, and therefore do not receive an impression of every thing put down, but only the summary of the transaction, name of salesman and date, which I consider quite sufficient.

Strips 10, and 11, are divided in a number of blanks of a size sufficient for each transaction and somewhat longer than the length of the opening within'frame l5. Theseblanks, as well as the tickets are consecutively numbered, which numbers correspond and are the same for all the blanks and the ticket used in one transaction.

I intend to arrange matters in such a Way that the number of blanks provided on the strips 10, 11, corresponds with the numbers of tickets placed in receiver 25, so that the paper and tickets will be exhausted and replaced at thesame time and the ordinal numbers on them always be the same in each set. The paper once properly started, this order can never be disturbed and the numbers will always correspond because the length of the blanks is the same and the same amount of paper is unwound from each roll at each time.

When all the tickets have been used, door 27, is depressed and a new stack supplied through a suitable openin g preferably through the side of the case. The manner of supplying the paper has been described before.

Where more copies are desired, such is easily accomplished by enlarging case 13, and providing additional paper-rolls and transfersheets.

Where no record is required, the use of tickets may be dispensed with and the device used only to produce one or morecopies.

In this case lthe advantages of my improved construction reside in the convenience by which the paper may be extracted and detached and in the simplicity of the mechanism. v

Having described my invention, I claim as new- 1. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a tablet to write upon, a ticketreceptacle adjacent theretoand means to supply the tickets to the tablet, and a paper storage case at one end of the latter with bearings for paper-rolls, all as substantially show-n and described.

2. In a device of the kind described, the combination of atablet to write upon, a ticketreceptacle adjacent thereto, means to move the tickets from it to the tablet a paper-storage case at one end of the latter, provided with bearings for roll-paper and supports for an impressionsheet, all as substantially shown and described.

3. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a tablet, a paper-storage case IOO IIO

at one end of the latter, provided with bearings extensions or prongs 41, capable of engagingV with the tickets to move them in position for use and means to advance these tickets into the path of these extensions, all as substantially shown and described.

5. In a device of the kind described, the combination of tablet to write upon, a ticket receptacle adjacent thereto, a sliding cutter at the front-end of the tablet, extensions 37, thereon, prongs 41, on these extensions and means to move the contents of the ticket-rcceptacle into the path of these prongs, all as substantially shown and described.

6. In a device of the kind described, the combination, of a tablet to support the paper, a ticket receptacle adjacent thereto, an auxiliary tablet 19, at the discharge-end of the said receptacle, reciprocatory projections, or prongs 41, for moving the tickets onto tablet 19, and means to move the tickets to thedischarge-end of the receptacle, all as substantially shown and described.

7. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a paper-storage case, a tablet to write upon, a ticket-receptacle, a papercutter above the tablet and mechanism to manipulate the tickets, all as substantially shown and described.

8. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a paper-storage case, a tablet to support the paper, a ticket-receptacle, a tablet to support the tickets, a chamber to receive them after having received an impression, a paper-cutter and mechanism to mani pulate the tickets, all as substantially shown and described.

9. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a paper-storage case with bearings for roll-paper, a tablet to support the paper-sheet from said rolls, a ticket-receptacle below it, extensions or prongs 41 to engage with the latter for the purpose of moving them into place to receive an impression, bearings for an impression sheet so located as to bring it aboveA the tickets and mechanism to move the tickets against prongs 41, all as substantially shown and described.

10. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a paper-storage-case with bearings for roll-paper, a tablet to support the paper-sheet from said rolls, a sliding paper-cutter at the lower end of the tablet the cuttingedge of which presses normally against apart of the tablet and holds the paper While it is detached, all as substantially shown and described.

11. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a paper-storage-case with bearings for roll-paper, a tablet to support'the paper-sheet from said rolls, a reciprocatory paper-cutter which holds the paper against the tablet while the free part of it is detached, a ticket-receptacle belowr the tablet, extensions 37, moving with the paper-cutter, prongs on these extensions to engage with tickets to move them in place for use and mechanism to move the tickets against the prongs, all as substantially shown and described.

l12.' In a device of the kind described, the combination of a paper-storage-case to receive paper in rolls, a tablet to support the vpaper after unwound from the latter, a reciprocatory paper-cutter which holds the paper against the tablet while its free part is detached, a ticket-receptacle below the tablet, an auxiliary tablet 19, at the discharge-end of the ticket receptacle, mechanism to move the tickets to this discharge-end and extensions 37, moving with the paper-cutter and having prongs capable of engaging with the ticket nearest to tablet 19, for the purpose of moving it onto the same, all as substantially shown and described.

13. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a paper-storage-casev with bearings for roll-paper, a tablet to support the paper-sheet from said rolls, a ticket-receptacle adjacent a space on each side of it to permit the tickets to project on either side beyond the paper sheet first mentioned, mechanism which engages with this projecting part of the tickets for the purpose ot' movingl them in position for use and a support for an impression-sheet so located as to bring it above the tickets, all as substantially shown and described.

14. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a paper-storage case, with bearings for roll-paper, a tablet to support the unwound part of the rolls, a sliding cutter adapted to hold the paper against a part of the tablet While that part of the paper projecting beyond the cutter is severed, a ticketreceptacle bearings for transfer sheets so klocated as to bring them below the top-paper strip from the rolls, a tablet to support the tickets, while receiving an impression, mechanism to move the tickets ontol this tablet, a receptacle to receive them after inscribed, and mechanism moving with the cutter to deliver the tickets from the tablet into this receptacle last mentioned, all as substantially shown and described.

15. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a paper-storage case, with bearings for paper-rolls, a tablet to support the paper unwound from the rolls, a sliding cutter adapted to hold the paper against a part of the tablet while the inscribed partof the same is severed, bearings for transfersheets, a ticket-receptacle with a narrow discharge-opening 21, provided at one end of it, a tablet 19, at this discharge opening, mechanism to advance the tickets to this latter, mechanism to move the tickets through this opening onto tablet 19, one at a time and mechanism, moving with the paper-cutter to remove the tickets after inscribed from tablet 19, all as substantially shown and described.

16. In a device ot the kind described, the combination of a paper-storage case, with bearings for paper-rolls, a tablet to support the paper unwound from the rolls, a sliding cutter which holds the paper against the tab- IIO let while the inscribed part of the same is severed, bearings for transfer-sheets below this paper, a ticket-receptacle, a narrow discharge-opening provided at one end of it, a tablet 19, at this discharge-opening, mechanism to advance the tickets to this latter, mechanism to move the tickets through this opening onto tablet 19, one at a time, a na-rrow opening between tablet 19 and the continua tion of tablet 14, a chamber 42,' and mechanism moving with the paper-cutter for remov- .ing the tickets after inscribed from tablet 19, into chamber 42, all as substantially shown and described.

17. In a device of the kind described, the

combination of a paperfstorage-case, with f bearings for paper rolls provided therein, a

tablet to support the unwound paper, a slidj ing cutter which holds the paper against the tablet while the inscribed part thereof is removed, a ticket receptacle and a narrow dis-` I;

charge opening at one end of it, a tablet 19 at this discharge-opening, mechanism to advance the tickets to this latter, mechanism to move the tickets through this opening onto tablet 19, one at a time, a narrow opening 22, between tablet 1-9, and the continuation of tablet 14, a chamber 42, a guide to guide the tickets through opening 22, below the lower part of the tablet, which guide is formed by a transfer-sheet passing over the ticket on tablet 19 and reaching Athrough opening `22, and mechanism operated by the paper-cutter for removing the tickets after inscribed from p tablet 19, into chamber 42,all as substantially shown and described. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS E. LEVASSGR'. Witnesses:

CHAs. SPENGEL,

CHAs. V. HAIGHT. 

